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Do hogs have veins?
Question Date: 2019-05-24
Answer 1:

Yes, hog circulatory systems are pretty much like ours. Veins take blood from everywhere back to the heart, the arteries take blood out from the heart, and the capillaries between the arteries and veins is where blood exchanges resources and wastes with the cells.

Hogs are mammals like us, so most of our systems are pretty similar. Lots of blood vessels even have the same names in humans and other animals. If you learn the circulatory system on a hog, you will have a very good understanding of the human circulatory system.

How many jobs can you think of that the circulatory system does for us?

Thanks for asking,


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